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Guest Student Programme on Scientific Computing from 3 August to 9 October 2015

Our Programme

In order to give students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with various aspects of scientific computing as early as possible, the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) is once again organizing a programme for guest students in the 2015 summer vacation. The programme is supported by CECAM - Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire and IBM. It targets students of science and engineering, informatics and mathematics who have already completed their first degree but have not yet finished their master’s course. The students will work together with scientists from JSC on topics of current interest in research and development. Depending on their previous experience and interests, they will be involved in various fields of work, for example:

The programme will run for ten weeks from 3 August to 9 October 2015. The students will be able to use the supercomputers at JSC, including the latest Blue Gene/Q installation JUQUEEN, which is one of the TOP 10 supercomputers in the world. They should naturally be familiar with computer-oriented areas of their subjects. In addition, they should also have practical computer experience including a good knowledge of programming with C, C++ or Fortran on Linux systems.

Programme Schedule

The programme starts with an introductory course concerning the techniques of parallel computing and use of the Jülich supercomputers. The course consists of lectures and practical exercises. Each student will then be assigned to a supervisor, who is a member of staff. The students work on a topic of the supervisor’s active field of research. In a colloquium at the end of the programme, the students will give presentations on their work and discuss their results with other students and scientists. They will also prepare a final report on their work. Information on the topics and results of previous guest student programmes can be found on the website
given below. Information on the topics and results of previous guest student programmes can be found in our archive.

Compensation & Accommodation

The students will receive an expense allowance and are supposed to reside in Jülich for the entire duration of the programme. On request, Forschungszentrum Jülich will provide assistance in finding accommodation. Participants will be expected to fund their own travel and accomodation.